Aviation Museums

and airworthy collections

UK

Historic Aircraft Collection

Operating from IWM Duxford, the Historic Aircraft Collection (HAC) was formed in 1985 by Guy Black and Angus Spencer-Nairn to restore and operate a collection of piston engined military aircraft.

Hawker Fury F MK1

G-CBZP / K5674

Duxford 2016
Duxford 2015
Duxford 2015

Hawker Nimrod II

G-BURZ / K3661 / 562

Duxford 2014
Duxford 2013

Hawker Hurricane XIIa

G-HURI

Duxford 2013 (Previous Z5140 scheme)
Duxford 2012 (Previous Z5140 scheme)
Legends 2015
Legends 2015

de Havilland DH 9

E-8894 G-CDLI (made its maiden, post-restoration flight at Duxford on 13 May 2019)

Fiesler Storch

G-BPHZ (Currently in Mainteance)

Past and present restorations

All HAC's restoration work is being undertaken by Retrotec Limited, under the control of Guy Black.

Originally formed to restore the aircraft owned by Aero Vintage Ltd and Historic Aircraft Collection, Retrotec have been restoring vintage aircraft for over 20 years.

Hawker Nimrod I 

G-BWWK / S1581 / 573 (first flew in July 2000) [ 13/09/1996 > 15/08/2002 ]

Duxford 2014 
Legends 2012

Spitfire Mk. Vb

G-MKVB [ 04/11/1993 > 13/02/2023 ]

Shoreham Airshow  2013
Goodwood 2015

Hawker Hind

41H.82971 / L7181 / G-CBLK

No scheduled completion date as yet

Hawker Audax

K5600 / ex- G-BVVI

No scheduled completion date as yet

Yak 1

1342 G-BTZD 

Originally started restoration by Hawker Restorations, now undertaken by Retrotec with no scheduled completion date as yet

other restorations from Aero Vintage Ltd

Bristol Fighter F2b

D-7889 G-AANM

 [ Completed 2006 > First post restoration flight 25/5/2006 > Canada Aviation and Space Museum, Rockcliffe, Ottawa ]

Bristol F2b-17

'66' / NR [ > Belgium ]

de Havilland Tiger Moth

T6691 / VT-DPE / G-BUJY [ > Belgium ]

Messerschmitt 109E-1

4034

Messerschmitt 109F-4

10132 [ > Canada ]

Canada Aviation and Space Museum, Rockcliffe, Ottawa 2013

Nieuport 28

G-BSKS [ > U.S. Army Aviation Museum, Fort Rucker, Alabama, USA ]

Sopwith Pup

N6161 / G-ELRT [ > Private ]

Duxford 2016

Spitfire Mk Vc

EP545 / G-CDGY [ 19/01/2005 < > 27/08/2021 > Warbird Experiences, Biggin Hill ]

Spitfire Mk IX

TE566 / G-BLCK [ > South Africa ]

Duxford 1990's scan